Gerber Fastball: S30V & USA MADE – Thoughts, Wins, and Losses

The Gerber Fastball was first seen by ETV at Shot Show 2019. It’s a slick looking EDC knife with a nice steel (S30V), and for me this thing has functioned well. I do give props to Gerber for working on making more knives in the United States and also for using a good steel. They have a little work to do in QC, so check out the video and let me know what you think.

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Code Steel American Lawman, made in Taiwan, G10 scales, S35VN steel, fits my hand amazingly well for normal grip, reverse grip, and choking up for detailed work. It’s 100% ambidextrous (even comes with a second pocket clip so it curves the right way). Came super sharp. It’s a little bigger than my Native 5, and much bigger that the TuffLite (which is another amazing knife for the price), so it’s my “large” knife. I just started to EDC it. I actually carry all three.

Glad to see reviews of this knife popping up on the internet. I fell in love with this knife immediately and bought one. I’m aware there are other great options at this price but this was the right one for me (not a fan of the bugout handle material, mini grip’s handle is too small, delica has a larger profile, etc). Mine came with perfect centering but a bad grind on the blade (and not very sharp). A bit of time with a stone fixed all of that. Very happy with my decision. The handles can be a bit slick though haha. Assuming gerber keeps their QC up, i hope this knife does very well for them!

Excellent review with very good thoughts, thanks! I especially agree with your thoughts on grinds on a $100 knife. For my $100 suggestion, the regular Spyderco Stretch is a knife I believe you should consider. Some versions of it are more than $100, but the regular ones with FRN handles and VG-10 steel are a little less than $100.